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Trisquel GNU/Linux flies the flag for software freedom

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Impressive Xamarin SDK brings native iPhone and Android development to C# programmers, Visual Studio
Adobe-as-a-service: Software vendor bets on cloud

Adobe to focus on Creative Cloud, end boxed CS products
Drupal 8: Re-architecting for world domination

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Benchmarking Amazon EC2: The wacky world of cloud performance

The cloud doesn't deliver performance with the same precision as the dedicated hardware sitting on your desk

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Privacy

North Sydney Council begins electronic monitoring of parking

North Sydney Council will start using licence plate recognition (LPR) technology to monitor parking from Monday, May 20 in restricted areas which don’t have meters.
Security

Australian eHealth messaging trial a success

A successful eHealth trial of secure message delivery means Australian healthcare professionals will soon be able to share clinical information through online messaging.
Business Intelligence

BT Financial embraces BI to better understand customers

BT Financial Group has tapped business intelligence (BI) software from QlikView to provide insights on how to grow and retain customers for its financial advice business.
Bill Gates to front Q&A debate on health

Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates will take part in a special version of the ABC's Q&A program during a visit to Australia later this month.
Windows 7

Santos migrates to Windows 7 before XP support ends

The ending of Windows XP support in April 2014 combined with slow log in times led Australian oil and gas producer Santos (ASX: STO) to start its Windows 7 migration.
Small Business

Digital coalition asks for a fair deal on TPP copyright provisions

A coalition of organisations have started a ‘Fair Deal’ campaign against the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement.
Networking

Chorus offers interim VDSL product during NZ fibre rollout

New Zealand company Chorus – the network infrastructure arm of Telecom until a 2011 demerger – has launched a wholesale VDSL-based offering that will be available from 7 June.
In Pictures: She's gonna blow! 10 Star Trek technologies that are almost here

Warp drives, teleporters, helpful holograms - the new frontier is a lot closer than you might think
Mobile

Android retains lead over Apple

Android has remained at the top of the leader board when it comes to smartphones, according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker report.
Apple

iPad 5 rumour rollup for the week ending May 16

Even before summer, the iOSphere languishes in the iPad rumor doldrums, apparently having exhausted itself with hopes for a Retina display iPad mini 2, and the A7 chip for the iPad 5. But there is hope: The Rollup uncovered the radical iPadiGlasses, in an exclusive report.
Hardware

Dell profit dives 79 per cent on falling PC sales

Dell reported another quarter of declining profits and revenue Thursday as CEO Michael Dell continues his fight to take the company private.
Operating Systems

Windows 8 won't hit critical mass in enterprises, Forrester says

Windows 8, the most significant upgrade to Microsoft's operating system since Windows 95 and one of the most important products in the company's history, will not achieve enough adoption in enterprises to be considered a standard, according to Forrester Research.
Security

Federal government slammed for blocking websites

The blocking of 1200 websites by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has set off calls for tighter controls on the federal government.
Careers

New tax breaks for tech start-ups

Loss-making start-up companies which invest heavily in research and development will be targeted for tax breaks.
Security

Dotcom disclosure case goes to top court

Kim Dotcom will get to argue before the Supreme Court that he should see the US government's whole internet piracy case against him when it tries to extradite him to the United States.

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